When I look back on this module I can say definitely that I have learnt so much about animation. When I started this course I wanted to learn and develop on my strengths and I firmly believe I have. While studying the Animated Narratives module I have learnt how to properly analyse animated features, andContinue reading Reflection on Module and first year with Ulster University
I have really enjoyed this assignment and feel like I have learnt a great deal about organic modeling. When I first got the brief at the start of the semester I had so many ideas which I created for my concept art. I ultimately chose the dinosaur because of the many ideas that came fromContinue reading Reflection on Assignment 2 – Organic Modelling
I imported both the Dino FBX model and the environment FBX model together in Blender in preparation for Sketchfab. I had posed the dinosaur character with his leg raised and hands in the air to portray the fun he is having kicking the wooden blocks in the environment. I exported both models as an FBXContinue reading Digital Literacy Week 12 – Dino Substance/Sketchfab upload and Link
This week our lecturers went round seeing our progress and offering any support needed with our assignments. Alec helped me with making sure my UVs were completed for my dinosaur, particularly the spikes and teeth. Once these were looked over and everything looked okay, I made the high poly a live surface and conformed theContinue reading Digital Literacy Week 12 – Support sessions and Substance painter
This week Henry ran us through the process of UV mapping our characters, posing and bringing them to sketchfab. At this point in time I’m not quite at this stage but I listened to the lecture as I know I will need to do this at some stage. In class I focused on the topologyContinue reading Digital Literacy Week 11 – UVs, Baking, Texturing, Posing and Sketchfab
This week we were introduced to a process called topology. This would become useful if I had sculpted a model in blender but wanted to export it into Maya in order to rig the character. Before rigging I’d need to do topology for the character to reduce the poly count. If the poly count wasContinue reading Digital Literacy Week 10 – Introduction to Topology
This week I feel like I have made a lot of progress on my character. Last week I had blocked out my dinosaur on blender and this week I have got straight into sculpting it. I do enjoy using the sculpting tools on Blender and was a bit surprised how much progress I had madeContinue reading Digital Literacy Week 9 – Cute character blender progress
This week I had researched many ideas and visual references to help me design my character. I had come up with three ideas, a Llama, a baby penguin on ice and a small dinosaur similar to Godzilla, stamping between buildings. Out of the three I decided upon the dinosaur idea. I chose this because IContinue reading Digital Literacy Week 8 – Character concepts for Assignment 2/ early blocking on Blender
This week, we were introduced to our next assignment. Our new assignment is titled “Assignment 2 – Intro to organic modelling”. For this assignment we are tasked with coming up with an idea for a cute character to model/sculpt, texture and present via sketchfab. There were two rules however to take into consideration. We aren’tContinue reading Digital Literacy Week 7 – Assignment 2 brief – Intro to organic modelling
Upon reflection of this Assignment I would say that overall it was a positive experience. I feel like I have made a significant improvement in my 3D modeling ability compared to week one of this semester. I was always a bit hesitant about 3D modeling, but from following all the tutorials and doing all theContinue reading Digital Literacy Week 6 – Assignment 1 Reflection on Old Well
